Maternity-skirt



C. M. GOLDBERG.

MATERNITY SKIRT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY29, I919.

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MATERNITY-SKIRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Application filed May 29, 1919.- Serial No. 300,516.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, CHARLES M. GOLDBERG, :2 citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Maternityfikirt, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention has for its object to provide a maternity skirt with a box plait having an outer portion to which a belt is secured, the inner portions of the box plait being continuous with the body of the skirt, so that the width of the inner portions of the box plait may be increased or decreased, and the fullness of the body of the skirt may be correspondingly decreased or increased to iit the skirt to the wearer. Draw strings are secured. to the body of the skirt to draw the body of the skirt together at the box plait, so that when the draw strings are secured the skirt will be held in adjusted position.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which the preferred form of the invention is described.

In the drawings similar reference char acters refer to similar parts in all the views, in which- Figure 1 a perspective view illustrating the front of the skirt;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the back of the skirt;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary viewillustrating the manner in which the box plait is adjusted with reference to the belt and the skirt band;

Fig. 4; is a plan view showing the con struction of the skirt;

Fig. 5 is a plan view similar to that illustrated in Fig. 4 but with the skirt adjusted to increase the fullness thereof;

Fig. 6 is a sectional View on the lines 6--6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the lines 7-7 of Fig. 3.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the skirt body 10 is provided with a box plait 11, this box plait 11 being shown in the drawings at the rear of the skirt, but it will be understood that the plait may be disposed at any other place. Disposed at the outer side of the outer portion 12 of the box plait 11 there is a belt 13, the said belt 13 being secured to the said outer portion 12 of the box plait from one side 14 to the other side 15. It will therefore be seen that the belt will serve to hold the outer portion 12 of the box plait in position irrespective of the position to which the inner sides 16 of the box plait may be moved. The said inner sides 16 of the box plait are continuous with the skirt body 10 and the skirt body 10 may be moved outwardly to give additional fullness, said outward movement of the skirt body 10 serving to draw the inner portions 16 of the box plait 11 inwardly and out-. wardly to form portions of the skirt body.

Disposed at the inner side of the skirt body 10 at the waist line there are band members 17, these band members 17 being secured to the skirt body 10 at the waist line but being free from the outer portion 12 of the box plait 11, so that the bands 17 may be moved away from each other at the box plait. Tabs 18 are secured to the bands 17 and extend inwardly therefrom at the box plait, draw strings 19 being secured to the ends of the tabs, one of said draw strings extending through a slot 20 in the other tab. The draw strings are then disposed in and out through openings 21 in the bands 17. It will be seen by referring to Fig. 3 that these draw strings l9 cross each other and that when they are drawn together at the front of the skirt theyserve to draw the bands in the direction of each other at the box plait 11, thereby decreasing the fullness of the skirt. On the other hand. when the draw strings 19 are freed from each other at the front of the skirt. the sides of the skirt may be drawn apart as may he desired to give the desired fullness.

In using the skirt it may be disposed in position with the draw strings 19 at the front of the skirt freed from each other, after which the draw strings 19 may be drawn together and tied at the front of the skirt to draw the skirt at its waist band snugly around the wearer. When this has been done the opening 22 in the skirt may be closed by means of hooks 23 on one of the bands 17 which engage eyes on the companion band 17 and by means of the fasteners 24 and 25. The belt 13. which is disposed through belt loops 26, is then fastened at the front of the skirt at the waist line. It will be seen by referring to the drawings that I have shown the belt 13 constructed in two portions which are secured together at 27 over the box plait, but it will be understood that the form of the belt in this respect is wholy immaterial.

It will be seen by referring to the drawings that the inner portions 16 of the box plait are sewed to the outer portion 12 ot' the box plait at 27 adjacent the edges uniting the said inner and outer portions of the box plait. Thisserves to hold the outer portion 12 of the box plait smooth and in position irrespectiveot the positions of the inner portions 16 of the box piait.

I claim:

l. A maternity skirt having a body por tion and an outwardly disposed plait. a belt secured. to the outer portion of the plait, and means independent of the belt secured to the body of the skirt and disposed therewithin tor'drawing together the body of the 'with openings, the band. portions being spaced apart at the plait and being secured to the body portion of the skirt, and draw,

strings secured to the band portions at the plait, the draw strings being crossed at the plait and being disposed through the openings in theband portions for the purpose specified.

4. A maternity skirt having a body portion and'a plait. the inner and outer portions of the plait being sewed together adjacent the edges uniting the said inner and outer portions, a belt secured to the outer portion of the plait, and means secured to the body of the skirt for drawing portions of the skirt at the sides of the plait in the'direction of each other.

5. A maternity skirt having a body portion and an outwardly disposed box plait, a belt secured to the outer portion of the box plait, means secured to the body of the skirt and disposed therewit-hin and adjacent the box plait for drawing in the direction of each other portions of the body of the skirt at the sides of the box plait. I

6. maternity skirt having a body portion and box plait, a belt secured to the outer portion of the box plait, and two draw strings secured to portions of the body of the skirt, one adjacent each of the inner portions of the plait, the draw strings being; crossed for the purpose specified.

5. A maternity skirt having a l)0( y per-- tion and a box plait the inner portions of the box plait being sewed to the outerpon tion of the box plait adjacent the edges uniting the said inner and outer portions oi the box plait, a belt secured to the outer portion of the box plait and two draw strings secured to portions of the body of the skirt. one adjacent each of the inner portions ot' the plait, the draw strings being crossed For the purpose specified. a

8. A. maternity skirt having a body por tion and a pla it and draw strings secured to the body of the skirt adjacent the plait and disposed within the body portion. the draw strings being; crossed for drawing portions of the body of the skirt in the direction of each other at the plait. x I

9. It maternity skirt having a body portion and an outwardly disposed plait and draw strings disposed within thebody ot the skirt and secured to the body of the skirt adjacent the plait, the draw strings being crossed for drawing portions of the body of the skirt in the direction of eachother at the plait. r V

10. A maternity skirt having a body portion and anoutwardly disposed box plait and means withinthe body of the skirt and securedto'the body of the-skirt adjacentthe box pla itfor drawing in the direction of each other portions of the body of the skirt at the sides of the box plait.

CHARLES M. GOLDBERG. 

